A 19th-Century Industrial Valley

In the picture

1. 1Steam locomotive boiler: where burning coal heats water into steam that drives the pistons.
2. 2Factory chimney: carries smoke away from the coal fires that power machinery.
3. 3Blast furnace tap hole: where molten iron, made from iron ore and coke, flows out to be cast into steel.
4. 4Terraced workers' house: a small home built in a row for factory employees, close to the workplace.
5. 5Horse-drawn plough: a farming tool still used on the remaining fields at the edge of the growing town.

Examples

• A heritage railway where a steam locomotive pulls passenger carriages.
• A former factory building converted into apartments or offices.

Quiz: A 19th-Century Industrial Valley (Age 16)

1. 1

   According to the card, what did steam engines turn into motion?

   • Coal
   • Wind
   • Horse power
2. 2

   What drew millions of people from farms into fast-growing cities?

   • Horse-drawn ploughs and open fields
   • Railways and factory jobs
   • Steam locomotive boilers and coal smoke
3. 3

   What flowed out of the blast furnace tap hole to be cast into steel?

   • Molten iron made from iron ore and coke
   • Smoke from coal fires
   • Steam made from burning coal

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